Archive for July 15th, 2012

Brown Eyed Girls’ JeA Becomes a Greek Goddess in New Album Teaser

Brown Eyed Girls, JeA, Nega Network Brown Eyed Girls JeA Is a Greek Goddess Girl group Brown Eyed Girls member JeA has transformed into a Greek goddess in the teaser photos. Nega Network, Brown Eyed Girls' management company, released a teaser photo of JeA on July 14. This is on the eve of the release of their new album at midnight on July 17. The outfit, her hair and her sexy body all were reminiscent of the older Greek gods. This is a different side of her that we haven't seen on the variety programs recently

Brown Eyed Girls releases comeback image teaser ft. Gain

After the release of teaser images featuring member Narsha, leader JeA, and rapper Miryo, in addition to a music video teaser for their upcoming track "The Original", Brown Eyed Girls has revealed the final image teaser featuring Gain via their official Twitter feed.Posing in a stance identical to the silhouette teaser from earlier this month, the image teaser featuring Gain, who is set to make her solo comeback later this year, depicts her with short black hair, and she is standing against a white backdrop while sporting a colorful floral top, laced yellow pants, a black and yellow cap, and blue and white heels

Jang Jane Talks about Performing with Joouc, “I Always Wanted to”

Jang jane, Joosuc, Mnet, Show Me Jang Jane Talks about Performing with Jooseok, "I Always Wanted to" Singer Jang Jane had a hot performance on stage at Mnet's "Show Me the Money" as a featured singer for Joosuc Crew. Joosuc, who reunited with his group Kim Jung Hoon and the crew, sang, "Walking Down Memory Lane." Unlike his hot first performance, Joosuc's second had a sweet mellow sound. "Super Star K2's" Jang Jane made a surprise appearance on stage, flowing with her unique style and captivating voice

Brown Eyed Girls release final teaser image featuring Ga-In

With only a day left before Brown Eyed Girls makes their comeback, Nega Network has finally unveiled their last teaser image featuring maknae Ga-In! The teaser image surfaced on Brown Eyed Girls’ official Twitter page along with the message, “Finally D-1!! Here’s Ga-In’s teaser photo, which many of you have been anxious for!” Similar to Miryo‘s teaser photo, the alluring maknae is seen standing against a white backdrop and giving off a chic pose while wearing a summery ensemble with a pair of electric blue sandals

Spending A Seoul Summer in the Shade

Spending A Seoul Summer in the Shade Posted on Jul 13, 2012 | 0 comments   Try saying the title of this post 10 times fast. If that tires you out, you'll be relaxed after reading about this lovely forest in Seoul. The Yangjae Citizens' Forest opened in 1986 in anticipation of the 1998 Seoul Olympics. At the time, it was the largest man-made forest in Seoul. Though it's located in the city (in the southern part of Seocho-gu), this forest feels like a completely separate enclave of woods and nature

Crayon Pop reveals dance practice video for “Bing Bing”

Crayon Pop has been setting itself a step above other rookie girl groups with its genuine spunk and sweet image, and after charming hearts with the release of the laidback pop track “Bing Bing” a few weeks ago, a dance video of the girls practicing the choreography for their debut track in the practice room. The five girls are impressive with their in sync moves, and their peppy personalities seem to shine through as they dance. Check it out below – Crayon Pop is due to release “Saturday Night” very soon, so keep checking allkpop for further information on these girls!

LA Dodgers to host Korea Night

The Los Angeles Dodgers, in partnership with the Korean Tourism Organization, will be hosting their annual Dodgers Korea Night next month on August 4th. The Dodgers will be highlighting Korean and Korean American culture and heritage.This year the Dodgers have invited MBC’s “I Am A Singer” star Lena Park to perform at the stadium.She is said to be singing the national anthem and "God Bless America".There are also many pre-game festivals said to be taking place, including a performance by the Korean National Taekwondo Demo team

"Running Man" reveals teaser for special London Olympics episode featuring Nichkhun, Eunhyuk, and more

"Running Man" will be honoring the 2012 London Olympics with a special episode next week with top idols such as 2PM's Nichkhun, Super Junior's Eunhyuk, CN Blue's Yonghwa, T-ara's Eunjung, BEAST's Doojoon, ZE:A's Siwan, and MBLAQ's Lee Joon. These seven stars will be competing against the "Running Man" team in various missions. In the clip, HaHa and Nichkhun have an intense stare-down before launching into their race. The blue idol team is shown succeeding in a spike on the volleyball courts against the white "Running Man" side

Kim Hyun Joong receives flowers from Justin Bieber, Shun Oguri & more

After pulling off yet another successful night of performances for the ‘Double Fantasista‘ concert this past Saturday in Japan’s Saitama Arena, Kim Hyun Joong seems to have received much love from not only fans but celebrities as well. Recent backstage photos have revealed that singers & actors from Japan, Korea and the States sent the singer-actor their greetings with impressive bouquets of flowers. The gift-givers included worldwide sensation Justin Bieber, jewelry designer Justin Davis, Japanese actor Shun Oguri as well as Korean actors Bae Yong Joon, Kim Soo Hyun and Joo Ji Hoon

Korea and Vietnam to strengthen cultural exchanges

Vietnam's Culture Minister Hoang Tuan Anh paid a visit to Korea on July 8 to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea and Vietnam. Since the establishment of bilateral relations in 1992, the two nations have been working together to strengthen cooperation in a wide range of fields, including diplomacy, economy, society, culture, science, and technology. Korea and Vietnam laid the groundwork for mutual cooperation early on, having signed agreements for cooperation in the culture sector in 1994, the sports sector in 1995, and the tourism sector in 2002